Now that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has endorsed Barack Obama's plan to withdraw American combat troops from his country over 16 months, what will John McCain's response be?
Some are hailing al-Maliki's position as bolting the door closed on McCain's candidacy. But I think McCain and Bush will just slide to the left, closing the gap with Obama's solution while claiming an accelerated troop withdraw is now justified by great progress in events on the ground, all courtesy of the surge. The media won't even comment on the shell game McCain and Bush will play.
I would expect Petraeus to give al-Maliki's idea a nod this weekend, as well.
Any other views on this?